More than 300 people gave a warm welcome Tuesday evening to 70 Marine reservists returning home after a seven-month tour of duty in Iraq. As they stepped off the buses that pulled into the Marine Reserve Training Center on Gandy Boulevard, the troops of the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion were met with waving American flags, shouts and embraces from their loved ones. "Coming home to your family is the greatest thing in the world," said Sgt. Richard Wester of Orlando. The Marines conducted counter-insurgency operations in Iraq and provided base security in Anbar province. The battalion had no casualties during the tour. ...more

November 26, 2008

The cheering began as soon as the buses came into view. ...more

November 25, 2008

An evacuation of the acquisitions and logistics building at U.S. Special Operations Command on Tuesday afternoon ended without incident, said MacDill Air Force Base spokeswoman Rebecca Heyse. ...more

September 3, 2008

The evacuation of the acquisitions and logistics building at U.S. Special Operations Command is over, said MacDill Air Force Base spokeswoman Rebecca Heyse. ...more

September 2, 2008